SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONVO) ("Organovo"), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering pioneering 3D bioprinting technology, announced today that it has been recognized as a 2015 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Organovo is one of 24 companies honored for the ability to harness creativity to design and create transformative solutions.

"We are honored to be named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum for the innovation and power of Organovo's 3D bioprinting technology," said Keith Murphy, president and CEO of Organovo. "We see this as a recognition of our team's hard work and dedication to our mission to improve health and medicine on a global scale."

"The impact of technology continues to accelerate in all domains of society," said Fulvia Montresor, director, head of Technology Pioneers at the World Economic Forum. "To better understand the breadth and depth of this impact, CEOs and other leaders have come to depend on their interactions with the Technology Pioneers and their diverse and innovative solutions."

Each year since 2000, the World Economic Forum chooses its Technology Pioneers from hundreds of applicants that are vetted by a distinguished selection committee of technology and innovation experts.

Organovo and the 2015 Technology Pioneers will be honored at a ceremony on September 11 at the eighth Annual Meeting of the New Champions. The Meeting is the foremost gathering in Asia on science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Organovo designs and creates functional, three-dimensional human tissues for medical research and therapeutic applications. The Company is collaborating with pharmaceutical and academic partners to develop human biological disease models in three dimensions. These 3D human tissues have the potential to accelerate the drug discovery process, enabling treatments to be developed faster and at lower cost. The Company plans to market the first product of a planned portfolio offering, 3D Human Liver Tissue for use in Toxicology and other preclinical drug testing prior to the end of 2014, and remains on track to bring this breakthrough technology to customers. In addition to numerous scientific publications, the Company's technology has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, The Economist, and numerous others. Organovo is changing the shape of medical research and practice. Learn more at www.organovo.com.

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